Dimitris C Milionis

Dimitris C. Milionis is presently living and working in Athens, Greece since 1974. Born in Sydney, Australia 1960.As a teenager since 1972-74 besides his traditional academic studies, he explores technical drawing, wood and metal workshops at Tempe Languages High School (Sydney, Au.). From 1974-78 at American Community Schools (ACS) Academy School in Athens, he explores B&W photography, 8mm film, and video he takes studies in drawing, mechanical drawing, and architecture including printmaking in linocuts. In 1979-80 he works on several Greek films and serials in post-production. During this period he involves himself with the study of Film & Theatrical Costumes related to an Ancient Greek Theater Stage, Props and Sceneography while he re-explores Painting in all mediums and several other art forms as traditional Greek Orthodox Byzantine Iconography, Etching, Sculpture, Design and Screen Printing. Milionis also includes his personal & career development with one small acting spot in a Cacoyiannis Film "Sweet Country" in 1985. -

In Dimitris Milionis' most recent paintings the traces of Greek culture are more than obvious; they symbolize references to the Greek cultural traditions, the Byzantine art of icon painting and the mini...

9 Solo Exhibitions

1992 Dada art gallery Athens
"Profiles"
retrospect of work over the years 1980-1992, paintings in all mediums.

1997 Image art gallery - Athens
"Apocryphic Fruit" (catalogue)
A three month project of 50 small oil paintings
art critic Bia Papadopoulou

1998 Monohoro art gallery - Athens
"Argonauts" series 1995-98
20 Large Paintings oil on canvas

Milionis at Monohoro art gallery

1999 Olga Georgantea art gallery - Athens
"Argonauts" 50 paintings,tempera on paper (catalogue)
Ideas-Thoughts-Sketches 1990-1999
art critic essays: Bia Papadopoulou & Yannis Kolokotronis

2004 [Mar] Monohoro art gallery - Athens
"Light of the Aegean" series 2000-2003
40 Small Paintings 30x40cm Acrylic on canvas(catalogue)
art critics essays: Anita Patsouraki , Ergina Xydou & Maria Aggeli.

Milionis at Monohoro art gallery

2004 [Oct] Perplanisi art gallery, Glyfada, Athens
"Memories"53 Small Paintings 24x18cm, 30x24cm, 25x35cm, 30x40cm, 40x50cm & 60x80cm Acrylic on canvas
essay by : Ioannis (Yiannis) Paleologos (b.1957 - 2009) visual artist

Milionis at Periplanisi art gallery

2005 Monohoro art gallery - Athens
"Leykolithos" series 2004-5
40 Paintings 40x50cm Acrylic on canvas

Milionis at Monoh...